Guitar Cord Ohms?

[Jazz P Bass]

I still think you are reading things incorrectly.
A 'typical' instrument cable has a resistance of 8.8 ohms/ 1 thousand feet.
Do the math for a 10' cable.
(my Fluke meter will not read that low)
Here is a specification grab from a Dimarzio cable.


DiMarzio Basic Instrument Cable Specifications

•Wire Gauge (AWG): 20 (0.519 mm2)
•Diameter: 0.237 inch (6.02 mm)
•Insulation: Polyethylene inner with PVC outer
•Capacitance pF/ft: 33.27 pF/ft (109pF/M)
•Sheild and Material: Copper Braid with Conductive PVC 98%
•Jacket and Material: PVC
•Resistance ohms/1000 feet: 8.8 ohms/1000 feet (29 ohms/km)
•Termination Method: Silver Solder

[rjb]

I still think you are reading things incorrectly.
A 'typical' instrument cable has a resistance of 8.8 ohms/ 1 thousand feet.
Do the math for a 10' cable.
(my Fluke meter will not read that low)

I'll do the math: 0.088 ohms; let's round that up to 0.1 ohms.
My el cheapo Harbor Freight meter reads 0.3-0.4 ohms with the leads directly touching each other.
If a cable reads at 0.4, I know the actual resistance is below the resolution of my meter.
If I read 0.8-0.9 between two points in a shielded cavity, I figger it's about 1/2 an ohm.

FWIW,
-rb

[Tom Phillips]

YES That is the One...I think it came with the Eric Johnson Strat a few yrs back

Since your high resistance cable is the one with the solderless connector I think your next move should be to re-terminate the connectors.
Cheers, Tom

[philbo]

try touching your meters' test leads together. they'll typically read 0.5 to 2 ohms. you need to subtract this value from any resistance readings you make with those leads.